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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPSIAN

From French capsien, from Capsa, Latinized form of Gafsa, Tunisia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPSIAN

Capsian  [ˈkæpsɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPSIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capsian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES CAPSIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capsian culture

The Capsian culture was a Mesolithic culture of the Maghreb, which lasted from about 10,000 to 6,000 BCE. It was concentrated mainly in modern Tunisia, and Algeria, with some sites attested in southern Spain to Sicily. It is traditionally divided into two horizons, the Capsien typique and the Capsien supérieur which are sometimes found in chronostratigraphic sequence. They represent variants of one tradition, the differences between them being both typological and technological. During this period, the environment of the Maghreb was open savanna, much like modern East Africa, with Mediterranean forests at higher altitudes. The Capsian diet included a wide variety of animals, ranging from aurochs and hartebeest to hares and snails; there is little evidence concerning plants eaten. During the succeeding Neolithic of Capsian Tradition, there is evidence from one site, for domesticated, probably imported, ovicaprids. Anatomically, Capsian populations were modern Homo sapiens, traditionally classed into two variegate types: Proto-Mediterranean and Mechta-Afalou on the basis of cranial morphology.

Definition of Capsian in the English dictionary

The definition of Capsian in the dictionary is a late Palaeolithic culture, dating from about 12 000 bc, found mainly around the salt lakes of Tunisia. The culture is characterized by the presence of microliths, backed blades, and engraved limestone slabs. Other definition of Capsian is of or relating to this culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPSIAN


Albigensian
ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsɪən
Cappadocian
ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪən
ceratopsian
ˌsɛrəˈtɒpsɪən
Circassian
sɜːˈkæsɪən
enzian
ˈɛntsɪən
Gaussian
ˈɡaʊsɪən
gypseian
ˈdʒɪpsɪən
halcyon
ˈhælsɪən
Hertzian
ˈhɜːtsɪən
hessian
ˈhɛsɪən
Joycean
ˈdʒɔɪsɪən
laodicean
ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən
Lucian
ˈluːsɪən
Lycian
ˈlɪsɪən
Marxian
ˈmɑːksɪən
Ossian
ˈɒsɪən
Piscean
ˈpaɪsɪən
Premonstratensian
ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən
Procyon
ˈprəʊsɪən
Waldensian
wɒlˈdensɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPSIAN

Capricorni
Capricornia
Capricornus
caprid
caprification
caprifig
caprifole
caprifoliaceous
capriform
caprify
caprine
capriole
Capris

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPSIAN

Asian
Australasian
Bayesian
Belarusian
Cartesian
Caucasian
Elysian
Eurasian
Frisian
Indonesian
Little Russian
Malaysian
Parisian
Persian
Polynesian
Prussian
Rhodesian
Russian
Southeast Asian
Tunisian

Synonyms and antonyms of Capsian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Capsian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPSIAN

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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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CAPSIAN
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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CAPSIAN
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Capsian
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Trends of use of Capsian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPSIAN»

The term «Capsian» is used very little and occupies the 168.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPSIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Capsian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPSIAN»

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The Cambridge History of Africa
The northern limit between the Mediterranean Neolithic and the Neolithic of Capsian Tradition is difficult to define because of the considerable interdigitating of the two zones. In Tunisia but also particularly in eastern Algeria, the Neolithic of ...
J. Desmond Clark, Clark J. Desmond, 1982
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Frameworks for Dating Fossil Man
217), the true Capsian culture was much later in origin and confined to the high plains of Tunisia and Eastern Algeria. Whether the Kenya Capsian represents an early wave of the blade tradition that was remotely ancestral to the Capsian, ...
Kenneth Page Oakley, 1966
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The Haua Fteah ( Cyrenaica ) and the Stone Age of the ...
1 Libyco-Capsian and Oranian backed- blades compared 230 VIII.2 Development of backed-blades in Libyco- Capsian 230 VIII.3 Microlithic and other backed-blades in Libyco-Capsian; comparison of length 234 VIII.4 Microlithic and other ...
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The Emergence of Pressure Blade Making: From Origin to ...
Of all the Maghreb techno-complexes, the Capsian is the best known. It covers the widest geographic area, is found at thousands of sites and is characterized by a rich material culture. Capsian sites, called either escargotieres or rammadiya ...
Pierre M. Desrosiers, 2012
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Methodology and African Prehistory
number of sections enable us to observe the superimposed layers of the various Capsian facies, we shall have to base our assumptions regarding contemporaneity and sequence on the carbon- 14 dates which are incomparably less reliable ...
Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 1981
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Palaeolithic Quarrying Sites in Upper and Middle Egypt
Middle Palaeolithic 120kyaBP./ESR Vandermeersch 81' N. Africa- Epi-Palaeo./ Neolithic Taforalt 30 Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt E. Morocco. Late Aterian 21,000 BP./14C Ferembach 65' Ain Dokkara 1 Azawak, Sahara, Niger. Capsian 8,530 ...
Pierre M. Vermeersch, 2002
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The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology
These horizons, which seem to mark a significant change in subsistence activities and a diversification in resource exploitation, contain large numbers of edible land molluscs, paralleling the slightly later Capsian escargotieres of Algeria and ...
Peter Mitchell, Paul Lane, 2013
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A Dictionary of Archaeology
PA-J Capsian Palaeolithic industry, named by Jacques de Morgan in 1909 after the town of Gafsa in southern Tunisia, and with a chronological range of c.10,000 –6,500 BP. Generally regarded as 'EPIPALAEOLITHIC', it is conventionally ...
Ian Shaw, Robert Jameson, 2008
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People and Animals in Holocene Africa: Recent Advances in ...
Faunal Remains from Medjes TI (Epipalaeolithic, Algeria): Evidence of Ostrich Consumption and interpretation of Capsian Subsistence Behaviors Centre National de Recherches Préhistoriques, Anthropologiques et Historiques, 3, rue ED.
Hélène Jousse, Joséphine Lesur, 2011
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From Hunters to Farmers: The Causes and Consequences of Food ...
It is sometimes argued that Capsian peoples were "invaders" (Balout, 1955: 398) from the Near East (Chamla, 1978: 397). Iberomaurusian sites are, in general, older than Capsian ones. Furthermore, with probably only two exceptions, they ...
John Desmond Clark, Steven A. Brandt, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPSIAN»

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Cold wave yet to hit Rajasthan, Bikaner coldest at 7 degree celsius
There are no new western disturbances developing, either from Capsian Sea or Mediterrarean Sea, to bring moisture to north-west Rajasthan, ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
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Capsian sham, $85, www.johnrobshaw.com. Mongolian lumbar pillow, $169, www.westelm.com. Embroidered Kosala pillow, $78, ... «SFGate, Nov 14»
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911 call released in missing Estero children case
Capsian was found nearly 10 hours later about a mile away from the trailer asleep. Their parents -- 28-year-old Rachel Davis and 29-year-old ... «NBC2 News, Jun 14»
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A Men's Rights Activists Glossary
Feel free to refer back to it whenever you run into their ALL CAPSian riddleboxes and get confused. A Men's Rights Activists Glossary ... «Houston Press, Jun 14»
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Kashagan oil production may be suspended for 2 years
Commercial production at the Capsian Sea offshore oilfield started in September but was suspended after two weeks because of a gas leak. «Tengrinews, Apr 14»
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Timeline: Major plane crashes since 2009
July 15 — Capsian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes after takeoff near Qazvin, Iran, killing all 168. * July 24 — Aria Air Flight 1525 skids off the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 14»
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New Footage of Battlefield 4's Upcoming BF3 Map Remakes in …
... Paris Stock Exchange bomb went off in the single-player story, and Capsian Border has been refortified with some huge concrete walls and a ... «AusGamers, Nov 13»
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Hand-Blown Moroccan-Inspired Capsian Grande and Mali Pendant …
The Capsian Grande and Mali Pendant Lights can easily become the unifying element in a modern space. Their fairytale see-through curves are complimented ... «Pursuitist, Sep 13»
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Analysis: Putin gambles by taking down Dagestan strongman
Residents of the Capsian Sea city have trouble imagining the mayor behind bars. "Every time I see the latest television news bulletin, I think I'm ... «Reuters, Jun 13»
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Battlefield 4 Sticks 720P/60 FPS on Next-Gen Consoles - Frostbite …
Just like Battlefield 3's Capsian border where the main tower collapses at the end of the game, a map would be based in Shanghai China at the end of which the ... «WCCFtech, Mar 13»

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